I think the best thing about the semi-lowcarb plans is that you dont have to FOCUS so much on your food...no counting, maybe a little weighing on the food scale till you get it down, but you dont have to be obsessive about anything..just eat whole foods, kind of like humanity used to eat. just an extra piece of chicken or fish (protein) instead of bread. and by the way, if you are doing net carbs, you can even have a good high fiber piece of toast with your eggs and bacon. almond milk only has 2 carbs per cup and i have come to like it as much as regular milk.